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NYPL Digital Gallery Open to Public

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the when-you've-got-to-read-illuminated-manuscripts-at-3am dept.

mountiealpha writes "The New York Public Library has digitized over 275,000 images from their colletions, and made them freely available available online. The 'NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more.'" Update: 03/04 17:30 GMT by Z : They're updating the site to handle high traffic volumes, but there is an informational page available with details on the site.

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  1. It's down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Due to high traffic, etc etc and so forth

    Did anyone get a chance to mirror that puppy before it was slashdotted into oblivion?

    1. Re:It's down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Oh yeah, got everything backed up right here. I'll e-mail you the terabyte zip if you want. Or just wait till I post it to usenet in 30K chunks.

  2. Thanks New York Public Library! by millwall · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thanks New York Public Library for putting these 275,000 pictures online!

    As a re-opening present for this nice gesture, we will... slashdot you!

    1. Re:Thanks New York Public Library! by grub · · Score: 2, Funny


      Thanks New York Public Library for putting these 275,000 pictures online!

      ahhh, ok, they're online. The speed of the site had me thinking they were scanning on demand.

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  3. I See Something by slipnslidemaster · · Score: 1, Funny



    I really like the one print that they managed to place below the no bandwidth message.


    You know...the Stormtrooper in a Snowstorm!

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  4. shouldn't there be by vp_development · · Score: 2, Funny

    an obligatory coral or google cache joke about this?

  5. Re:Why the fee for hi-res by Nuclear+Elephant · · Score: 2, Funny

    Libraries are free - as in speach

    There are a number of free spell checkers out there that are free as in beer :)

  6. Re:They have had some photos online for years by alnjmshntr · · Score: 2, Funny

    I get a horrible feeling of vertigo just looking at some of those..

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  7. The best part of NYPL... by Caspian · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...is that you can pronounce it "nipple". Read: "Nipple Digital Gallery Open to Public." Doesn't sound so boring now, does it? ;)

    And yes, I used to live in NYC, and my friends and I always referred to it as "Nipple".

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  8. All the info and history, none of the urine smell! by GatesGhost · · Score: 1, Funny

    i dont even have to get off my fat ass to borrow a book and get mugged on the way back!

  9. Re:What License? by DrinkingIllini · · Score: 4, Funny

    I represent the estate of St. Thomas Aquinas and demand that the NYPL cease and desist the distribution of these materials.